At a news conference, authorities say Griffin and Michael Collins had a brief, romantic relationship.

The St. Clair County Sheriff's Office was assisted in the investigation by St. Clair County District Attorney's Office, FBI Gadsden, U.S. Marshall's Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force, Jacksonville Police Department, Alabama State Fire Marshall's Office, Oxford Police Department, Calhoun County Sheriff's Office, Calhoun County District Attorney's Office and the Center for Applied Forensics at Jacksonville State University.